Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant completely de-energised due to overnight missile strikes
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For the sixth time during the occupation.
Energoatom reported:
At 3:53am today, 9 March 2023, the last line of communication between the occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP and the Ukrainian power grid was shut down as a result of Rashist rocket fire.
units 5 and 6 are being put into a cold state, with 18 diesel generators switched on to supply ZNPP's own needs. Fuel for their operation remains for 10 days.
The countdown has started - if the external power supply to the plant is not resumed within 10 days, an accident with radiation consequences for the entire world may occur.
As of 6:30 a.m. on 9 March, shelling of energy facilities was recorded in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Odessa, Dnipropetrovsk and Zhytomyr regions.
Oleg Kotov writes about the war in Ukraine and how it is changing the world.
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